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    Quote Originally Posted by knowhowe View Post
    Any news of when it'll be open to the public yet? Dying to see it...

    The first intention was to have a permanent public exhibition centre (under the big 'Sugar House' steps down from the park) leased to and funded by council and designed by National Museums Liverpool with access from an entrance to go under the steps and directly down to the Old Dock wall (instead of through retail service corridors). Grovesnor paid for the construction of the 'concrete box' as their part of the deal.



    Further funds not being forthcoming, the exhibition space is an un-let shop unit (intended as a coffee shop) still there, under the big steps just to the left of the lifts opposite John Lewis.

    From then on, visits were to be by arrangement only and there were no plans to make it permanently public.

    I am sure if there was sufficient public support (and a willingness to give something else up), something could be done about.

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    is'nt this what they did on time team?.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edwardo View Post
    is'nt this what they did on time team?.
    Yes.
    Went down a couple of times last year but they still had all the scaffolding up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by petromax View Post
    The first intention was to have a permanent public exhibition centre (under the big 'Sugar House' steps down from the park) leased to and funded by council and designed by National Museums Liverpool with access from an entrance to go under the steps and directly down to the Old Dock wall (instead of through retail service corridors). Grovesnor paid for the construction of the 'concrete box' as their part of the deal.

    Further funds not being forthcoming, the exhibition space is an un-let shop unit (intended as a coffee shop) still there, under the big steps just to the left of the lifts opposite John Lewis.

    From then on, visits were to be by arrangement only and there were no plans to make it permanently public.

    I am sure if there was sufficient public support (and a willingness to give something else up), something could be done about.
    Hmm. Not too sure if I understand the above too clearly. Are you saying that there's deemed to be no money to enable the Old Dock to be opened to the public?

    If that is the case, I would say that it is a disgraceful state of affairs.
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    I was told last year that Grovesnor were letting them have the unit for FA or next to nothing as a good will gesture,in truth they couldn't let it.

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    I'll believe that when I see it.
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